The Light

Entering a THIRD holiday season with our family still split across continents has been so disheartening. I was ready to skip Thanksgiving and "Bah Humbug" my way through December. 

But then I decided we can't possibly skim over celebrating God's goodness this season. There's just too much to be grateful for, even in the midst of heartache. So over the past few days I was silently chanting "fake it til ya make it"... 

We made gingerbread houses while watching the Thanksgiving parade... Ate way too many of Mimi's pumpkin bars.... Flipped the car stations to 24 hour Christmas music... Whispered our wants to Santa... Walked down memory lane as we hung our family ornaments... And lit up the tree... 

And wow, the light has been transforming! So warm and uplifting, truly penetrating our physical and emotional darkness. Thank you, Jesus, for being the light in my heart and the Light of the World.    

 

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it. John 1:5

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”  John 8:12